Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
Lois McMaster Bujold
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen is a celebrated work by Lois McMaster Bujold (Quadruple Hugo Winner), recognized for masterclass storytelling and lasting literary resonance.
Read Time: ~6.4 hr
Everfair
by Nisi Shawl (2016)
About this book
An "alternate history novel that explores the question of what might have come of Belgium's ... colonization of the Congo if the native populations had learned about steam technology a bit earlier"--Amazon.com.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraContemporary
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters
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